Comments on: 5 steps to get started in your freelance career http://www.graphicmania.net/5-steps-get-started-freelance-career/ GraphicMania.net provides graphic design resources, tutorials, web design and design reviews. Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Arianna http://www.graphicmania.net/5-steps-get-started-freelance-career/#comment-430983 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:53:53 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13652#comment-430983 Hey Jeffrey,

Read your whole article and got very interesting and useful info’s that we should follow to start work as a freelancer and seriously these are just the basic steps that we have to follow if we want to be in bright future.

Thanks

]]> By: Lori Taylor http://www.graphicmania.net/5-steps-get-started-freelance-career/#comment-430812 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:15:30 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13652#comment-430812 To answer your question about the hardest part about getting started for me would be to get over my fear of inadequacy and just start. Starting is the hardest part of any new adventure. Planning is easy. Doing the work is easy (or at least something you want to do). But actually putting myself out there to be judged is the hard part. That is what people are doing when you ask them for their business. They are judging you against all the others out there. Rejection is not fun but necessary. Very nice article and that you for the tips.

]]> By: Jeffery http://www.graphicmania.net/5-steps-get-started-freelance-career/#comment-430795 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:20:58 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13652#comment-430795 Thanks! Yes I agree, building up your network can work very well too, depending on how comfortable you are in those settings. Most freelancers I now that are doing it for a while even say they get at least 50% of their new orders through their network (either referrals or repeat business).

]]> By: Tom http://www.graphicmania.net/5-steps-get-started-freelance-career/#comment-430794 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:02:12 +0000 http://www.graphicmania.net/?p=13652#comment-430794 Great article, Jeffrey. I would also suggest in-person networking as a great way to pick up clients early on. This could be in the form of a local chamber of commerce, a professional organization for your industry, or a referral group.

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